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Where does the UK’s fast fashion end up? I found out on a beach clean in Ghana

There are enough garments in the world to dress the next six generations. Yet the number of clothes being produced in the global north is soaring – and poisoning poorer countries

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

‘It’s the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster

As many as 40% of clothes made each year – 60bn garments – are not sold. Experts say tackling such obscene waste will require radical changes in production – and legislation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Mountains of clothes washed up on Ghana beach show cost of fast fashion

No one will take responsibility of waste left by the used clothing trade, but campaigners are trying to change that, reports Liam James

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022